Storm Spotters

[FlyingVizsla]

Hi all,

 

The Weather Bureau has been trying to recruit Storm Spotter volunteers. Duties involve reporting, on line, email or by phone of any severe weather witnessed - hail >2cm, damaging winds >90km/hr, tornadoes, water spouts, rainfall >70mm/hr. They send you booklets on weather so you can recognise possible severe storms before they hit and data forms. You can report from where ever you are, not limited to your home location. They are also chasing reports of severe weather that might not get to the mainstream media - local newspaper clippings, photos & eyewitness reports. It's all voluntary, no money changes hands. As pilots who have an interest in the weather this is one way we can give back to the community.

 

Australian Bureau of Meteorology: Storm Spotters There is an application form which has to be filled out - BOM then decide if they can use you.

 

Sue

 

Storm Spotter Volunteer